Cost of Alberta political presence at Olympics

Cost of Alberta political presence at Olympics;


According to Tourism Minister Cindy Ady;
Alberta cabinet ministers spent $151,000 at the Vancouver Olympics.She says Alberta spent $6.6 million overall during the Games - for the train lease, Alberta Plaza and other costs.

The train cost $4 million to lease.
A ticket cost $499 for individuals, and much more for corporations, but untold numbers of journalists and others “helpful” to Alberta piled on at no charge. Travel Alberta spent more than $200,000 to distribute free iPod Touches to guests on the train.

Ady and Culture Minister Lindsay Blackett, who spent the entire games in Vancouver, lived in rented downtown condos.
The government's total budget for Olympic self-promotion was $13 million.

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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sports/2010wintergames/Cost+Alberta+political+presence+Olympics/2714183/story.html